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COP30 Brasil Radio Bulletin
COP30 Brasil Bulletin #30 - COP30 Presidency Highlights ‘Mutirão’ (Collective Effort) to Implement Climate Agreements in NYC
André Corrêa do Lago, President of COP30, and Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, underscored the mobilizing role of the Conference set for November in Belém. The legacy they expect: moving from pledges to the implementation of agreements already made. Listen to the report and know more.
Report: Mayara Souto | COP30
Voice-over: Bárbara Menezes and Rebeca Rodriges
Reporter: At the opening of Climate Week New York, the Brazilian presidency of COP30 set the tone for the forthcoming conference in Belém: a major global mutirão, or collective effort. Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago, president of COP30, framed the strategy at the event’s outset.
Corrêa do Lago: “From the very beginning of the COP30 presidency, we sought to embrace a concept familiar to all Brazilians—the mutirão. The idea is that everyone can contribute within their own capacities, as long as they understand the direction and move forward independently.”
Reporter: The ambassador underscored the symbolic importance of hosting the world’s largest climate conference in the Amazon, highlighting that the region is home to more than 15 million people—mostly urban—and serves as a hub of innovative ideas and solutions.
Simon Stiell, UN Climate Executive Secretary, stressed that COP30 will focus not on forging new agreements, but on implementing those already established. He outlined the path of climate action: beginning with the Paris Agreement in 2015 and continuing with advances in climate financing in Baku, Azerbaijan. According to Stiell, Belém now faces the task of detailing how to mobilize $1.3 trillion annually to support climate action in developing countries.
Simon Stiell: “We have had several COPs where this was discussed, but it gains real momentum now at COP30, where all elements of the Paris Agreement are in place. The focus now is for the world to mobilize and continue the work. We have the tools, the technologies—we know what needs to be done, how it needs to be done, who needs to do it, and when.”
Reporter: Both representatives agreed that the success of COP30 in Belém will rely on the engagement of all sectors—governments, businesses, academia, and civil society—in a genuine collective effort for the climate.
Climate Week continues through Sunday in New York.
Translation: Michel Emmanuel Félix François (POET/UFC)
Proofreading: Tadeu Azevedo (POET/UFC)
